A white-throated, sparrow last week followed 
a mink along for some distance calling excitedly. 
Perhaps he had had some experience with such "beasts 
in his northern home. But to return to ny song 
sparrow. I squeeked to it but it did not seem 
much alarmed. 
Went on over into Seeley’s marsh. Sparrows 
were fairly abundant. Saw a few with song sparrows 
that I did not recognize at first, as I got only 
a glimpse of them but soon knew them as swamp 
sparrows. They were smaller and lighter colored. 
They were feeding on stick tights and other seeds 
found abundantly in the marsh. The birds here seem¬ 
ed rather wild. 
Saw several more tree sparrows. These were 
much wilder than the first ones. 
In Fullmer's cornfield were a number of 
bluejays gathering corn. They flew down and 
hammered it off as it lay already husked in piles. 
They flew off and hid it near the hemlocks most 
generally. I sneaked up and hid behind some 
thistles. They seemed to pass some piles by for 
others and frequently one would go to two or three 
before taking any corn. They were quiet generally 
hut occasionally one would become alarmed at some¬ 
thing and scream loudly. 
A red-bellied woodpecker joined them. He 
Was very shy and only made two trips before he saw 
me. i did. not see him on the ground at all. He 
flew up to a tree with the kernels and pounded 
them into the bark trying several spots each time 
before finally driving it home. He was manifestly 
til at ease and kept peering around the trunk at 
1116 as I crouched half hidden behind the thistles. 
% legs became too cramped and I shifted ny 
Position slightly. At this he flew away calling 
®Xcitedly and would not come back. 
I hid in a cornshock to watch the jays but 
°he saw me just before it lit and they all kept on 
®he farther side. 
